Save the date! October 29-30, 2024
Harley-Davidson Museum, Milwaukee

The Water Council and Marquette University are thrilled to announce that we are teaming up for a conference on corporate sustainability, water and energy resiliency, and stewardship. Nexus Sustainability Leaders Summit will build on the strong history of The Water Council’s Water Leaders Summit and the Marquette Sustainability Lab’s Sustainability 2.0 Conference. We will explore sustainability-related topics in the areas of water, energy, finance, diversity and inclusion, and the ESG (environmental, social and governance) reporting movement.

See highlights from last year's Sustainability 2.0 Conference

“As two Milwaukee-based organizations that are leading innovators in sustainability and resiliency, we felt it was natural to combine our efforts and take advantage of the resources and audiences of each organization,” said Chris Merker, co-director of Marquette’s Sustainability Lab and founder of the Sustainability 2.0 Conference.

“For over 15 years, the Water Leaders Summit has brought together some of the nation’s thought leaders to explore water’s role in larger issues of climate change, sustainable finance and more,” said Dean Amhaus, The Water Council’s president and CEO. “We will continue to do that through the Nexus Sustainability Leaders Summit, and we can’t imagine a better partner than Marquette University.”

The conference will explore a range of sustainability-related topics in the areas of water, energy, finance, diversity and inclusion, and the ESG (environmental, social and governance) reporting movement.

“Businesses are facing unprecedented challenges from climate change, shifting customer expectations and a more stringent regulatory climate,” Merker said. “This event will invite thought leaders from across the nation to probe those challenges and propose solutions.”

The first Water Leaders Summit was held in 2007 as a precursor to the formation of The Water Council in 2009. The summit’s popular longtime moderator, author and journalist Charles Fishman, will moderate the new event.